The Audacity of Hope

Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politicsa politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of our democracy. He explores those forcesfrom the fear of losing, to the perpetual need to raise money, to the power of the mediathat can stifle even the best-intentioned politician. He examines the growing economic insecurity of American families, the racial and religious tensions within the body politic, and the tran…